The Psycho-Therapeutic School System: Pathologizing Childhood

... American children between the ages of 4 and 17 have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), whose key symptoms are inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity - characteristics that most would consider typically childish ...

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